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Your Rostering, Time and Attendance and Payroll Solution

A complete payroll and workforce management system built for Australian businesses. It automatically applies Fair Work and modern award rules, so you can process wages with confidence and spend less time on compliance.

20+ years applying Awards No lock-in contract Pay as you go
All-in-one

Our payroll processing platform offers an all-in-one solution for:

  • Rostering
  • Instant live budgeting on rosters
  • Time and attendance
  • Clock in/out
  • Timesheet submission
  • Employee app for timesheets, payslips and rosters
  • Payroll processing
  • Single Touch Payroll
  • HeroClear Payday Super
  • Fair Work Award integration
  • Employee document storage and digital acknowledgment

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Why Award Payroll

Paying wages is easy with Award Payroll's all-in-one cloud based payroll platform.

Stop calculating pay runs by hand.

Award Payroll is a complete payroll and workforce management system built for Australian businesses. It automatically applies Fair Work and modern award rules, so you can process wages with confidence and spend less time on compliance.

The result is faster, more accurate payroll and far less stress each pay cycle. If your industry award isn't listed in Employment Hero, we can write it for you, implement the system, and provide ongoing support.

One-on-one support

No tickets raised, just an email via our support link and we will sort the issue out for you.

Everything sits in one place

  • 01Wages and award interpretation
  • 02Budgeting
  • 03Rostering
  • 04Timesheets
More time for your business. Better work-life balance. We're here to help.

Features

Everything from the roster to the payslip

Here is a preview of just some of the great features we offer.

Pay summaryExample casual employee
ShiftSaturday
Ordinary hours7.60 × $28.00
Base pay$212.80
Casual loading 25%$53.20
Day penalty$53.20
Gross pay$319.20
Super (12%)$38.30

Illustrative figures only. Real rates depend on your Award, classification and how penalties and loadings combine. Award Payroll applies those rules automatically from the timesheet.

Compliance confidence

Award Interpretation

Modern awards are set by Fair Work and provide pay rates and conditions of employment such as leave, overtime, and shift work entitlements. Award Payroll offers an extensive list of pre-built modern awards ready to go so you can be compliant in payroll. Our modern awards are also kept up to date, so you can feel confident that your award calculations comply with Fair Work.

ATO endorsed

Single Touch Payroll

The ATO's Single Touch Payroll (STP) is designed to help you with your business's overall reporting, not add to it. So don't let STP slow you down from accomplishing all of your payroll tasks. Endorsed by the ATO as a compliant STP reporting software option, you will send your Single Touch Payroll report to the ATO each and every pay run with a simple click of a button.

Accounting software

Integration

Seamless integration connects to your accounting platform in the cloud.

What makes Award Payroll exceptional is its flexibility. Whether managers are looking for a pure payroll platform, or a more complete business software solution, Award Payroll offers the flexibility to integrate into numerous industry-leading accounting software packages to meet your needs.

How it works

From first call to first pay run

Step 1

Free payroll review

We look at how you pay staff today, which Award applies and where the risks are.

Step 2

Account set-up

Business details, employees, existing leave balances, Award rules, ATO and super clearing.

Step 3

Training

We walk you and your managers through rosters, approvals and running a pay run.

Step 4

Ongoing support

Email support included, with hands-on help when your business or Award changes.

Pricing · No lock-in contract · Pay as you go

Work out your monthly cost

You only pay for active employees, meaning staff who were paid in that month.

$12 + GST per active employee. Minimum monthly charge $84 + GST (7 employees).

Hours at $160 + GST, billed in 15-minute blocks of $40. For multiple Awards, entities or locations, custom Award writing, and one-on-one support.

Your estimate
$198.00
per month inc. GST
Monthly (ex GST)$180.00
Annual (inc GST)$2,376.00
One-off set-up (inc GST)$352.00
Get started

Estimate only, based on current published prices. Your final quote is confirmed after the free payroll review.

60-second payroll check

How exposed is your payroll?

Award mistakes usually come from manual steps and complicated shifts. Answer six questions to see where you stand.

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This is a general guide, not a compliance audit. Our free review checks your actual Award and pay setup.

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Who we help

Built for businesses with complicated pay rules

Hospitality

Cafés, restaurants, pubs

Weekend and late-night penalties, split shifts and a mostly casual workforce.

Retail

Shops and franchises

Rosters that change weekly, junior rates and public holiday trading.

Care & community

Aged care, disability, health

Shift allowances, broken shifts, sleepovers and multiple classifications.

Cleaning & security

Multi-site teams

Staff across many locations, clocking in from their phones.

Trades & construction

Crews and sites

Allowances, overtime and site-based costing.

Agreements

Enterprise agreements

Custom rules written and maintained when your agreement isn't off the shelf.

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About us

A payroll platform provider that specialises in industry Awards

With over 20 years' experience in applying Award wages, we know where pay rules get complicated and how to set them up correctly from the start.

We offer full one-on-one support to set up the systems you need to run a productive business, from rosters and timesheets through to your first pay run and beyond.

  • Award specialistsPenalty rates, loadings, allowances and custom Awards.
  • One-on-one supportA real person who knows your setup.
  • Proven platformBuilt on Employment Hero, trusted by businesses across Australia and NZ.

FAQ

Common questions

Is there a lock-in contract?

No. Award Payroll is pay as you go, billed monthly for the employees you actually pay.

What counts as an active employee?

An employee who has been paid in the month. Staff who weren't paid that month aren't charged.

What if my Award isn't in the system?

We write it. Custom Awards, enterprise agreements and above-Award conditions are set up as part of a complex set-up, then supported as your business changes.

Is it Single Touch Payroll compliant?

Yes. Pay runs report to the ATO through Single Touch Payroll, and super is paid through the HeroClear clearing house integration.

Can my staff use their phones?

Yes. Employees use the EH Work app to see rosters, submit timesheets and view payslips, and the Clock Me In app for clocking on and off.

What support is included?

Level 1 support by email is included for simple questions. Level 2 support, including one-on-one remote screen sharing, leave adjustments, assisted pay runs and Award changes, is $160 + GST per hour in 15-minute blocks.

Do you support New Zealand businesses?

Yes. New Zealand businesses sign up through our New Zealand sign-up page.

Get in touch

Book a free payroll review

Tell us a little about your business and we'll come back to you within one business day.

Business hoursMonday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
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Support · Existing clients

Need help with your payroll?

Send us your question and our support team will get back to you during business hours. For anything urgent, tell us your next pay date.

  • Level 1 support, includedHelp with simple questions by email.
  • Level 2 support, $160 + GST per hourBilled in 15-minute blocks. Remote screen sharing, assisted pay runs, leave adjustments, Award and allowance changes.
  • Business hoursMonday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
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